How Many People Are Named Nicolai?
An estimated 1,784 people in the United States have the first name Nicolai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Nicolai peaked in popularity in 2015 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nicolai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nicolai paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,784
About 1 in 192,127 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2015
78 births
Total Registered
1,813
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nicolai
Nicolai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,813 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nicolai as a male name
Ranked #2,581 in 2024
52 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (78 births)
Nicolai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nicolai span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 607 babies were registered. While Nicolai is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nicolai by Decade
How has Nicolai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nicolai by State
Birth registrations for Nicolai span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, North Carolina, Michigan. On average, about 54 Nicolais were registered per state.
Nicolai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nicolai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nicolai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nicolai?
We estimate approximately 1,784 people named Nicolai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 192,127 Americans share this first name.
Is Nicolai a common name?
Nicolai is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,813 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nicolai most popular?
Nicolai reached peak popularity in 2015, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nicolai is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nicolai a male name?
Nicolai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nicolai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nicolai Smith, Nicolai Johnson, Nicolai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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